Art heist trial held up over lawyer's sneakers

Lawyer Catalin Dancu stands in court in Bucharest wearing his sneakers Tuesday Sept 10 2013. A judge fined Dancu 5,000 lei ($1482 ) Tuesday for flouting dress regulations and for arriving late at the trial of four Romanians who are being tried over the theft of seven paintings, causing the case to be suspended. Dancu says he has apologized for being late, due to another case, but would contest the sneaker ruling. (AP Photo/ Alison Mutler)
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Lawyer Catalin Dancu stands in court in Bucharest wearing his sneakers Tuesday Sept 10 2013. A judge fined Dancu 5,000 lei ($1482 ) Tuesday for flouting dress regulations and for arriving late at the trial of four Romanians who are being tried over the theft of seven paintings, causing the case to be suspended. Dancu says he has apologized for being late, due to another case, but would contest the sneaker ruling. (AP Photo/ Alison Mutler)
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Media surround lawyer Catalin Dancu who stands in a court in Bucharest wearing his sneakers Tuesday Sept 10 2013. A judge fined Dancu 5,000 lei ($1482 ) Tuesday for flouting dress regulations and for arriving late at the trial of four Romanians who are being tried over the theft of seven paintings, causing the case to be suspended. Dancu says he has apologized for being late, due to another case, but would contest the sneaker ruling. (AP Photo/ Alison Mutler)— AP

Media surround lawyer Catalin Dancu who stands in a court in Bucharest wearing his sneakers Tuesday Sept 10 2013. A judge fined Dancu 5,000 lei ($1482 ) Tuesday for flouting dress regulations and for arriving late at the trial of four Romanians who are being tried over the theft of seven paintings, causing the case to be suspended. Dancu says he has apologized for being late, due to another case, but would contest the sneaker ruling. (AP Photo/ Alison Mutler)
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Defense lawyer Catalin Dancu was hit Tuesday with a fine of 5,000 lei ($1,148) - the maximum allowed - for flouting dress regulations and for being late at the trial of five Romanians accused of art theft.